Police personnel stop and check large number of vehicles waiting in line at Delhi-Noida Border checkpoint during nationwide lockdown in India on April 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar)
- Indian confirmed cases cross 20,000 mark
- New coronavirus cases, deaths rise in Spain
- Caseload in Belarus reach 7,281
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
A homeless person wearing a mask sits on a bench under a flyover during the lockdown due to COVID-19, in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry on Wednesday evening said 12 new deaths due to the COVID-19, besides fresh 487 positive cases, were reported since the morning across the country, taking the number of deaths to 652 and total cases to 20,471.
"As of 5:00 p.m. (local time), today 652 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country," read the information released by the ministry.
Staff members put on protective gear before doing the cleaning work at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)
MADRID -- The Spanish Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 4,211 new COVID-19 cases and 435 new deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, both up, and bringing the death toll across the country to 21,717.
So far, Spain has confirmed 208,389 coronavirus cases, with the third-highest death toll in the world after the United States and Italy.
A person wearing a face mask walks on a street in Minsk, Belarus, April 11, 2020. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
MINSK -- Belarus reported 558 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the country's caseload to 7,281.
According to the country's health ministry, 769 patients have recovered, while 58 coronavirus patients suffering from chronic diseases have died.
A medical worker checks the protective suit of a crew member at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, April 21, 2020. (Xinhua)
KUWAIT CITY -- Kuwait on Wednesday reported 168 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, bringing the total infections to 2,248 and death toll to 13, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Among the new cases are six Kuwaiti citizens who returned from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the statement said.
Photo taken on April 5, 2020 shows a poster showing a public notice as a way of ensuring public safety against coronavirus, in Lusaka, capital of Zambia. (Xinhua/Martin Mbangweta)
LUSAKA -- Zambia on Wednesday reported four more COVID-19 cases, raising serious concerns on the continued rise.
The four new cases were picked after 322 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, according to health minister Chitalu Chilufya.
Signs are put on the seats on a bus to prevent people from sitting close to each other in Brussels, Belgium, April 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
BRUSSELS -- Belgium has recorded a total of 6,262 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the figures released by health authorities on Wednesday.
Altogether 266 new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, among which 87 occurred in hospitals and 178 in care homes and facilities.
Staff members of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's consumer rights and human well-being watchdog, spray disinfectant on hands of passengers upon their arrival at the airport of Kazan, Russia, April 21, 2020. (Sputnik via Xinhua)
MOSCOW -- Russia has registered 5,236 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 57,999 as of Wednesday, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement. ■
